Indigo Naomi Hughes - Birth Story
I always enjoy reading birth stories, so it's a privilege when I get to share my own. Giving birth is intense, and it can really shape you as a woman. Unity's birth is a memory I treasure even though it had its hard parts. I learned so much. And I also came away with a plan to learn more before the next baby. I felt like I had prepared quite a bit for Unity, but nothing is a better teacher than experience. 2 things I came away from Unity's birth with, and that I brought into my birth with Indigo, were 1. I wanted to push less (I pushed for several hours with Unity), and 2. I wanted to feel more aware of what positions were working for me and with my body in labor. So, the week leading up to Indigo's birth wasn't exactly what I pictured it would be. I imagined my mom and I would go for a walk every day, take Unity to the park or the beach, go out for coffee, etc. Lots of "going". Instead, we had a heat wave, and I got covid. Thankfully, the covid was mild a